Join us for a spotted knapweed pull at Pinckney Recreation Area a week from this Sunday:
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Pinckney Recreation Area, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Help volunteer steward, Sally R., remove invasive spotted knapweed, Japanese hedge parsley, mullein and hoary alyssum from special dry sand prairies and adjacent oak barrens. Help us pull these plants to make room for neat native wildflowers. Please wear long pants and long sleeves as some individuals are sensitive to spotted knapweed. Pulling knapweed requires wearing gloves, so if you have a favorite pair of work gloves please bring them. Gloves will also be available to borrow. Meet at the Halfmoon Lake parking lot off Hankerd Road. From North Territorial Road, take Hankerd Road north until you see the parking lot on the left. GPS coordinates: 42.416555, -83.998425 For day-of questions call Sally at 734-730-2143.
Click here for more information, a map or directions, and to register. If you scroll down to the schedule and click on the name of the park you will go to the parks main page. From there you can view a Unit Map and get driving directions.
Please remember to wear appropriate clothing for outdoor work including long pants and closed-toe shoes and to bring drinking water! We will have work gloves, but feel free to bring your own if you have them.
To make sure the workday hasn’t been canceled due to inclement weather or for any other reason, please call 517-719-2285 the morning of the workday. You will either talk to me directly or listen to the outgoing voice mail message. If the workday has been canceled, a message saying so will be posted at least 2 hours before the start of a workday. If there is no cancellation message, the workday will go on as planned.
Please support Michigan’s state parks and recreation areas by purchasing Michigan’s $11 Recreation Passport. The Recreation Passport gets you into all state parks, state recreation areas and state boat launches. You can purchase a Recreation Passport when renewing your license plate registration through the Secretary of State or when getting a new plate. Get your Recreation Passport and tell your friends and family to do the same. It’s only $11 – a good deal for you that means a GREAT deal to future generations. The Recreation Passport requirement has been waived for this volunteer stewardship workday, but purchasing a Recreation Passport will help support our state parks and recreation areas and help preserve state forest campgrounds and trails, historic and cultural sites in state parks and parks in your own community.
If you need to contact the workday leader with “day of” questions, please call Sally at 734-730-2143. Hope you enjoy the workday,
Laurel
Laurel Malvitz-Draper
Natural Resource Steward
Stewardship Unit, Parks and Recreation Division
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
web: www.michigan.gov/dnrvolunteers
email: malvitzl@michigan.gov
phone: 517-719-2285